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Port of Nelson Second baseline survey for non-indigenous marine species (Research Project ZBS2000-04) MAF Biosecurity New Zealand Technical Paper No: 2008/05 Prepared for MAFBNZ Post Border Directorate by Graeme Inglis, Nick Gust, Isla Fitridge, Don Morrisey, Oliver Floerl, Chris Woods, Marie Kospartov, Barbara Hayden, Graham Fenwick ISBN No: 978-0-478-32139-5 (Print) ISBN No: 978-0-478-32132-6 (Online) ISSN No: 1176-838X (Print) ISSN No: 1177-6412 (Online) June 2006 Disclaimer While every effort has been made to ensure the information in this publication is accurate, the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry does not accept any responsibility or liability for error or fact omission, interpretation or opinion which may be present, nor for the consequences of any decisions based on this information. Any view or opinions expressed do not necessarily represent the official view of the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry. The information in this report and any accompanying documentation is accurate to the best of the knowledge and belief of the National Institute of Water & Atmospheric Research Ltd (NIWA) acting on behalf of the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry. While NIWA has exercised all reasonable skill and care in preparation of information in this report, neither NIWA nor the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry accept any liability in contract, tort or otherwise for any loss, damage, injury, or expense, whether direct, indirect or consequential, arising out of the provision of information in this report. Requests for further copies should be directed to: Biosecurity Surveillance Group Post-border Directorate MAF Biosecurity New Zealand Pastoral House, 25 The Terrace P O Box 2526 WELLINGTON Tel: 04 894 4100 Fax: 04 894 4227 This publication is also available on the MAF Biosecurity New Zealand website at http://www.biosecurity.govt.nz/about-us/our-publications/technical-papers © Crown Copyright - Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry Contents Page Executive summary 1 Introduction 3 Biological baseline surveys for non-indigenous marine species 3 Description of the Port of Nelson 5 Existing biological information 13 Results of the first baseline survey 16 Methods 16 Survey method development 16 Diver observations and collections on wharf piles 17 Benthic fauna 17 Epibenthos 19 Sediment sampling for cyst-forming species 19 Mobile epibenthos 19 Sampling effort 21 Sorting and identification of specimens 21 Definitions of species categories 25 Data analysis 26 Survey results 28 Native species 29 Cryptogenic species 30 Non-indigenous species 31 Species indeterminata 47 Notifiable and unwanted species 47 Previously undescribed species in New Zealand 48 Cyst-forming species 48 Comparison of results from the initial and repeat baseline surveys of the Port of Nelson 48 i Possible vectors for the introduction of non-indigenous species to the port 57 Assessment of the risk of new introductions to the port 57 Assessment of translocation risk for introduced species found in the port 57 Management of existing non-indigenous species in the port 58 Prevention of new introductions 59 Conclusions and recommendations 60 Acknowledgements 61 References 62 Appendix 1: Definitions of vessel types and geographical areas used in analyses of the LMIU SeaSearcher.com database. Appendix 2: Geographic locations of the sample sites in the Port of Nelson. Appendix 3: Specialists engaged to identify specimens obtained from the New Zealand Port surveys. Appendix 4: Generic descriptions of representative groups of the main marine taxonomic groups collected during sampling. Appendix 5: Criteria for assigning non-indigenous status to species sampled from the Port of Nelson. Appendix 6a: Results from the pile scrapings. Appendix 6b: Results from the benthic grab samples. Appendix 6c: Results from the benthic sled samples. Appendix 6d: Results from the dinoflagellate cyst core samples. Appendix 6e: Results from the fish trap samples. Appendix 6f: Results from the crab trap samples. Appendix 6g: Results from the starfish trap samples. Appendix 6h: Results from the shrimp trap samples. ii Executive summary This report describes the results of a repeat port baseline survey of the Port of Nelson undertaken in December 2004. The survey provides a second inventory of native, non indigenous and cryptogenic marine species within the port and compares the biota with the results of an earlier port baseline survey of the Port of Nelson undertaken in January 2002. The survey is part of a nationwide investigation of native and non-native marine biodiversity in 13 international shipping ports and three marinas of first entry for yachts entering New Zealand from overseas. To allow a direct comparison between the initial baseline survey and the resurvey of the Port of Nelson, the survey used the same methodologies and sampled the same sites used in the initial baseline survey. To improve the description of the biota of the port, some additional survey sites were added during the repeat survey. Sampling methods used in both surveys were based on protocols developed by the Australian Centre for Research on Introduced Marine Pests (CRIMP) for baseline surveys of non-indigenous species (NIS) in ports. Modifications were made to the CRIMP protocols for use in New Zealand port conditions. These are described in more detail in the body of the report. A wide range of sampling techniques was used to collect marine organisms from habitats within the Port of Nelson. Fouling assemblages were scraped from hard substrata by divers, benthic assemblages were sampled using a sled and benthic grabs, and a gravity corer was used to sample for dinoflagellate cysts. Mobile predators and scavengers were sampled using baited fish, crab, starfish and shrimp traps. Sampling effort was distributed in the Port of Nelson according to priorities identified in the CRIMP protocols, which are designed to maximise the chances of detecting non-indigenous species. Most effort was concentrated on high-risk locations and habitats where non-indigenous species were most likely to be found. Organisms collected during the survey were sent to local and international taxonomic experts for identification. A total of 193 species or higher taxa were identified in the first survey of the Port of Nelson in January 2002. They consisted of 130 native species, 13 non-indigenous species, 20 cryptogenic species (those whose geographic origins are uncertain) and 30 species indeterminata (taxa for which there is insufficient taxonomic or systematic information available to allow identification to species level). During the repeat survey, 257 species or higher taxa were recorded, including 176 native species, 13 non-indigenous species, 32 cryptogenic species and 36 species indeterminata. Many species were common to both surveys. Around 48% of the native species, 54% of non-indigenous species, and 38% of cryptogenic species recorded during the repeat survey were also found in the earlier survey. The 13 non-indigenous organisms found in the repeat survey of the Port of Nelson included representatives of 5 taxanomic groups. The non-indigenous species detected MAF Biosecurity New Zealand Port of Nelson: Second baseline survey for non-indigenous marine species 1 were: (Annelida) Hydroides elegans; (Bryozoa) Bugula flabellata, Cryptosula pallasiana, Electra tenella, Celleporaria nodulosa, Watersipora subtorquata; (Hydrozoa) Lafoeina amirantensis, Filellum serpens?, Synthecium campylocarpum, Synthecium subventricosum; (Mollusca) Crassostrea gigas, Theora lubrica and (Macroalgae) Undaria pinnatifida. Six of these species - Hydroides elegans, Electra tenella, Filellum serpens?, Synthecium campylocarpum, Synthecium subventricosum and Undaria pinnatifida - were not recorded in the earlier baseline survey of the Port of Nelson. In addition, 6 non-indigenous species that were present in the first survey – Polydora hoplura (Annelida), Conopeum seurati, Electra angulata, Schizoporella errata, Anguinella palmata (Bryozoa) and Ciona intestinalis (Urochordata) – were not found during the repeat survey. Ten species recorded in the repeat survey are new records for New Zealand waters. Two of these were newly discovered non-indigenous species (a bryozoan, Celleporaria nodulosa, and a hydroid, Lafoeina amirantensis). The others are sponges that do not correspond with existing descriptions from New Zealand or overseas and may be new to science. The only species from the Port of Nelson on the New Zealand register of unwanted organisms is the Asian kelp, Undaria pinnatifida. This alga is known to now have a wide distribution in southern and eastern New Zealand. Most non-indigenous species located in the Port are likely to have been introduced to New Zealand accidentally by international shipping or spread from other locations in New Zealand (including translocation by shipping). Approximately 68 % (13 of 19 species) of NIS in the Port of Nelson are likely to have been introduced in hull fouling assemblages, 5 % (one species) via ballast water and 22 % (four species) could have been introduced by either ballast water or hull fouling vectors. One species (5%) is suspected to have arrived on drift plastic. The predominance of hull fouling species in the introduced biota of the Port of Nelson (as opposed to ballast water introductions) is consistent with findings from similar port baseline studies overseas. 2 Port of Nelson: Second baseline survey for non-indigenous marine species MAF Biosecurity New Zealand Introduction Introduced (non-indigenous)
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